Georgepatton writes “”Stripping people married before the law of their marriages would be impossible and unacceptable”””
There have been many ex post facto changes to marriage.
People married under one set of rule and then the government changes the rules. People married when there was no...
It would not ban marriage, it would end government issued marriage license.
People would get married and then make separate arrangements concerning property, kids, medical arrangements, etc.
It would be common law marriage, you are married because you act married
Slight correction. USS Langley was not an aircraft carrier, in 1937 it was converted to a seaplane tender with half its flight deck removed.
USS Long Island (Escort Carrier) was the 8th Carrier, it was commissioned June 1941
Lend Lease started 11 March 1941 so Britain did not have to pay any cash after that date.
The problem was that the US had very little to send in 1941. Considering that the British had already bought up a lot of stuff and that the US had moblized in September 1940 with the calling up of the...
Not a fan of Moses, but it was Pennsylvania Railroad which tore down the Station House and that was because not only were the losing money on passengers but on top of that had to pay over $1 million a year in taxes on the building for the privilege of losing money. Was the State or City going to...
Being less efficient also means an increased need to get rid of waste heat and that is always a big problem in an armored vehicle with limited area for vents
Neither the British and especially the US need another battleship, especially one which would require very expensive maintenance since parts would not be available. If they got Tirpitz they would certainly either sink it as a target or scrap it. I seem to remember the British had steel shortages...
How about no WW2 or no US involvement in WW2
US entry into WW2 put a brake on the switch from steam to diesel locomotives since the engines were used on ships and landing craft. Diesels allowed faster scheduled speeds since they did not require as much servicing along the route.
The same with...
I actually have a book which was part of that propaganda effort
Its called "Total Defense" written by Clark Foreman and Joan Raushenbush published by Doubleday in 1940.
Its a strange book, its format is like a thick memo pad with the first half a fake written by the "Reichburo for Political...
Defending all of Malaya with the forces that they had was a big reason they failed. With the British forces spread all over to hold all of Malaya this meant that the Japanese could take on isolated units one at a time.
With the quantity and quality of the forces they had they needed to hold a...
Wilkie was never isolationist, he was a internationalist, he waffled back and forth in public during the election to try to get votes but so did FDR.
The 1940 election was between two internationalist who were afraid to come out totally so they downplayed it